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Instron’s plastics testing solutions are featured in a 40-page, applications-focused brochure that describes how a polymer material moves through its life cycle of raw material to compound to semifinished to finished product.

As part of a five-year agreement signed with Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems in 2009, Saft will be delivering 12 packs of high-energy Li-ion batteries for Boeing’s 702HP satellites being built for the Inmarsat-5 series.

Under a new rule issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), vehicle manufacturers must implement technology to prevent passenger ejections through side windows.

For the 2011 Chrysler 300, “everything is brand new,” boasted Olivier Francois, President and CEO of the Chrysler Brand, Chrysler Group LLC, at the full-size sedan’s world premiere at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Based on a new second-generation, rear-wheel-drive E-segment chassis architecture, the 300 is said to deliver best-in-class V6 power thanks to the new 3.6-L Pentastar engine.

Ford Motor Co. will add 7000 new hourly and salaried jobs, including engineers, between this year and next in the U.S. In 2011 alone, the automaker is adding nearly 4000 hourly jobs at several of its U.S. plants, including 1800 at Louisville Assembly, which is preparing to launch the next-generation Ford Escape in 3Q11.

The supplier's ie3 demonstration concept shows how stretch fabric, a headliner with integrated audio, as well as other interior and electronic technologies can radically alter future production vehicles.

Traffic management company Iteris Inc. has signed a Stock Purchase Agreement to acquire Meridian Environmental Technology Inc. (MET), a privately held company based in Grand Forks, ND. MET is a leader in 511 advanced traveler information systems, as well as Maintenance Decision Support System (MDSS) management tools that allow users to create solutions to meet roadway maintenance decision needs.

The mikroKote system from MetoKote is a compact, modular e-coating system that allows manufacturers of small- to medium-sized parts to e-coat them without the space, investment, and operational concerns associated with traditional coating methods.

Renesas Electronics’ control IC for automotive LED headlights provides an integrated current-control function for constant-current drive of up to 12 power LEDs connected in series and a predriver function for driving external metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs).

Korea's meteoric OEM reveals its next-generation CUV design language in its latest concept vehicle, while showcasing the new Blue Link telematics system that aims to beat OnStar on features and functionality.

The production Hyundai Veloster purposefully forgoes pure acceleration and aggressive handling in favor of playfulness and utility, while still delivering a driving experience that is “nimble and agile,” according to John Krafcik, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hyundai Motor America.

Toyota is launching a new, advanced safety research center that will collaborate with leading North American universities, hospitals, research institutions, federal agencies, and other organizations on projects aimed at reducing the number of traffic fatalities and injuries on America's roads.